Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy and Tems, have been nominated for the 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards which would take place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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Tems, Burna Boy Nominated For BET Hip Hop Awards
American rapper, Fat Joe will host this year’s award ceremony on September 30th at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, and the event will be televised on October 4th.
Tems’ feature on Future’s “Wait For You” featuring Drake, is up for Song of the Year. She is the first Nigerian artist to be nominated for Song Of The Year at the BET Hip Hop Awards.
“Wait For U” samples Tem’s “Higher” which was released July 2021. The track is produced by Oddio and was one of the standouts on her 2020 EP, ‘For Broken Ears.’
Burna Boy is also nominated for ‘Video Director Of The Year’.
Drake and Kanye West lead the nominations this year with 14 and 10 nods respectively. Kendrick Lamar, who dropped his final TDE album “Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers” this year, was recognized in 9 categories.
All three of them are up for Hip-Hop album of the year, with “Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers“, “Donda” and “Certified Lover Boy“. The other artists in the category are Latto for “777”, Future for “I Never Liked You”, Pusha T for “It’s Almost Dry” and Nas for “King’s Disease 2”.
Cardi B, Doja Cat, Drake, Future, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion will be fighting for the Hip-Hop artist of the year honour. The other top nominees include Future with eight nods, followed by Baby Keem, J. Cole and Cardi B with six each.
What’s more, ATL Jacob, Baby Keem, Hit-Boy, Hitmaka, Kanye, Metro Boomin, and Pharrell Williams are up against one another for Producer of The Year.
List Of BET 2022 Hip Hop Awards Nominations
SONG OF THE YEAR
- BIG ENERGY – LATTO
- F.N.F. (LET’S GO) – HITKIDD & GLORILLA
- FIRST CLASS – JACK HARLOW
- HOT SHIT – CARDI B, KANYE WEST & LIL DURK
- SUPER GREMLIN – KODAK BLACK
- WAIT FOR U – FUTURE F. DRAKE & TEMS
- WAY 2 SEXY – DRAKE F. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
- D.M.B. – A$AP ROCKY
- FAMILY TIES – BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
- GOOD LOVE – CITY GIRLS F. USHER
- HOT SHIT – CARDI B, KANYE WEST & LIL DURK
- LONDON – BIA & J. COLE
- WAIT FOR U – FUTURE F. DRAKE & TEMS
- WAY 2 SEXY – DRAKE F. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
BEST COLLABORATION
- FAMILY TIES – BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
- GOOD LOVE – CITY GIRLS F. USHER
- HOT SHIT – CARDI B, KANYE WEST & LIL DURK
- JIMMY COOKS – DRAKE F. 21 SAVAGE
- JOHNNY P’S – CADDY BENNY THE BUTCHER & J. COLE
- WAIT FOR U – FUTURE F. DRAKE & TEMS
- WAY 2 SEXY – DRAKE F. FUTURE & YOUNG THUG
BEST DUO OR GROUP
- 42 DUGG & EST GEE
- BIG SEAN & HIT-BOY
- BIRDMAN & YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN
- BLXST & BINO RIDEAUX
- DABABY & YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN
- EARTHGANG
- STYLES P & HAVOC
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
- CARDI B
- DOJA CAT
- DRAKE
- J. COLE
- KANYE WEST
- KENDRICK LAMAR
- TYLER, THE CREATOR
LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
- BABY KEEM
- BENNY THE BUTCHER
- DRAKE
- J. COLE
- JACK HARLOW
- JAY-Z
- KENDRICK LAMAR
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- BENNY BOOM
- BURNA BOY
- COLE BENNETT
- COLIN TILLEY
- DIRECTOR X
- KENDRICK LAMAR & DAVE FREE
- TEYANA TAYLOR
HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- 777 – LATTO
- CERTIFIED LOVER BOY – DRAKE
- DONDA – KANYE WEST
- I NEVER LIKED YOU – FUTURE
- IT’S ALMOST DRY – PUSHA T
- KING’S DISEASE II – NAS
- MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS – KENDRICK LAMAR
HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- CARDI B
- DOJA CAT
- DRAKE
- FUTURE
- KANYE WEST
- KENDRICK LAMAR
- MEGAN THEE STALLION
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- ATL JACOB
- BABY KEEM
- HIT-BOY
- HITMAKA
- KANYE WEST
- METRO BOOMIN
- PHARRELL WILLIAMS
BEST BREAKTHROUGH HIP HOP ARTIST
- BABY KEEM
- BLXST
- DOECHII
- FIVIO FOREIGN
- GLORILLA
- NARDO WICK
- SAUCY SANTANA
DJ OF THE YEAR
- D-NICE
- DJ CASSIDY
- DJ DRAMA
- DJ KAY SLAY
- DJ PREMIER
- KAYTRANADA
- MUSTARD
- NYLA SYMONE
- LA LEAKERS: DJ SOURMILK AND JUSTIN INCREDIBLE
BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
- BIG BOY’S NEIGHBORHOOD
- BREAKFAST CLUB
- CARESHA PLEASE
- COMPLEX
- DRINK CHAMPS
- HIPHOPDX
- MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME
- NPR TINY DESK
- VERZUZ
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
- 50 CENT
- CARDI B
- DJ KHALED
- DRAKE
- JAY-Z
- KANYE WEST
- MEGAN THEE STALLION
SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
- DRAKE – CHURCHILL DOWNS (JACK HARLOW F. DRAKE)
- J. COLE – POKE IT OUT (WALE F. J. COLE)
- J. COLE – LONDON (BIA & J. COLE)
- LIL BABY – GIRLS WANT GIRLS (DRAKE F. LIL BABY)
- KANYE WEST – CITY OF GODS (FIVIO FOREIGN, KANYE WEST & ALICIA KEYS)
- DRAKE – WAIT FOR U (FUTURE F. DRAKE & TEMS)
- JADAKISS – BLACK ILLUMANTI (FREDDIE GIBBS FEAT. JADAKISS)
IMPACT TRACK
- ABOUT DAMN TIME – LIZZO
- CITY OF GODS – FIVIO FOREIGN, KANYE WEST & ALICIA KEYS
- FAMILY TIES – BABY KEEM & KENDRICK LAMAR
- NOBODY – NAS F. MS. LAURYN HILL
- PXSSY – LATTO
- THE HEART PART 5 – KENDRICK LAMAR
- WOMAN – DOJA CAT
BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
- BENJAMIN EPPS (FRANCE)
- BLACK SHERIF (GHANA)
- BLXCKIE (SOUTH AFRICA)
- CENTRAL CEE (UK)
- HAVIAH MIGHTY (CANADA)
- KNUCKS (UK)
- LE JUIICE (FRANCE)
- NADIA NAKAI (ZIMBABWE)
- TASHA & TRACIE (BRAZIL)
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